Swing-dance lovers are probably no strangers to the myriad of camps which happen all around the world (the most famous of which is probably Herrang.) But other than camps which typically comprise of classes + socials, exchanges held by various cities are also quite worth your while. A lindy exchange is kind of like a student exchange, where dancers in a city get together and welcome dancers from out of town. For more on what happens at an exchange, and hosting etc., click on "Read More" :)

柏林的 Knofi (Bergmannstraße 98) 土耳其餐廳。老闆娘嗓門大，熱心又開朗。一個盤子上可以挑選各種各樣的菜色，然後芬芳有咬勁的麵包隨你吃到飽。我用憋腳的土耳其文說「謝謝」，老闆娘樂得不可開交。/// The delightful Knofi (Bergmannstraße 98), Turkish cafe/deli. The bread was for free, and the food was to die for. The lady behind the counter had a big voice and (it appears) a big heart, patiently guiding us through their enormous selection to point out the choicest foods. I said "thank you" to her in Turkish after paying up and she was chuffed as anything.

跟朋友們住的時候幾乎每次都是我最早起。抵達柏林的第二天早晨在廚房畫畫的時候被 Julian 照到了一張居家照（出門的時候頭髮絕對不會綁這樣啊 XD)。從德國南部開車到柏林大概需要 6-8 小時（看你在高速公路上有種飆多快），因為我不會開車所以整個途中都是睡死了的狀態。最後分享一張跟朋友在樓梯間的合照 ^-^ 辛苦他們開車了。/// Normally I'm the only morning person. Julian managed to get a photo of me in my "at home" state (I'd never step out with my hair like that), with my sketch book in the kitchen one morning. The drive from Tübingen to Berlin is 6-8 hours, depending on how fast you go on the autobahn. For most of the trip I was dead to the world (in this photo I look like I've been murdered in the backseat). Finally, a photo with friends in the stairwell... good times.

週六是 Julian 阿媽的生日，因為我們需要帶個（自製）蛋糕去，所以今天特別測試了一下 Smitten Kitchen 的 Blueberry Crumb Cake. 配上了古董瓷盤還有銀叉，更加的秀色可餐（打嗝）。/// We've promised to bring a homemade cake to Julian's granny's birthday party this Saturday, so I experimented today with thisscrumptious Blueberry Crumb Cake from Smitten Kitchen. Of course I had to pair it with a vintage dessert plate and fork to make it look even more scrumptious than it already was (burp).

每次談到刺青必有人說「不能，因為老了以後會很醜」。用這種態度過人生，不就跟從來都沒有年輕過差不多嗎？/// Every time I mention tattoos, someone always says "it'll look terrible when you're old." But this sort of attitude sounds more like being prematurely aged, having never really lived. I trust that the future will take care of itself.

昨天花了好一陣子玩這組拼圖積木（組裝以及拍照其實就是玩嘛）。老玩具的狀況總是缺手缺腳：我愛的就是這種瑕疵。/// Yesterday I spent a good while playing with this puzzle-block set (what's assembly and photography if not playing?) Old toys always come to me damaged. I love the imperfections.

還有另一盒玩具是童話故事的拼圖（沒有 iPad 的童年）/// Another set is full of puzzles with scenes from fairytales (non-iPad childhood, right there).

這隻大野狼跟台灣的野狗滿像，但是臉上的表情也太溫和了。/// This big bad wolf looks not too different from Taiwanese stray-dogs - and his expression seems rather mild.

My mother and my mother's friends each have a few qipao's from their younger days. I inherited a few from them and had them altered to fit me, and bought a few on business trips to Shanghai. They're extremely curve-hugging garments which can be either demure or, ah, not so demure. I like mine short enough to attract wolf-whistles while I'm cycling down the street. I also love wearing them to swing.

每週都過得好快，但是想來想去不知道自己都在忙什麼（人就這樣老了？？？）上週的靈感分享一下，in case you missed it. /// Every week goes so fast but I can never remember what I did each day when I think back (and so the time passes). Here's last week's inspirations for you, in case you missed it.

電影中 Amélie 找到的老餅乾盒是一個浪漫故事的開始，但是老餅乾盒本身也是個耐人尋味的物件 ^^ /// I'm a bit of a sucker for buying containers of all kinds (tins, jars, bottles, you name it). Case in point: when Amélie finds the old cookie tin (and thereby sets the whole romantic tale in motion), I was actually more interested in the tin itself.

在塑膠包裝普及之前，各種各樣的物資都依賴鐵皮製的盒子/罐子才能夠保存以及運輸。這種包裝設計誘人而且能夠多次重複使用，因此也深受當年消費者的歡迎。跟現代的包裝比起來，這些老鐵皮盒子/罐子非常的耐用，許許多多近百年後仍然保存完好，讓 vintage 界的收藏家愛不釋手。由於鐵盒鐵罐當年十分常見而且壽命長，至今仍然不難找到 – 何況外觀繁多，而且價格偏低，可以說是容易入手又很實用的老物。 /// Prior to the advent of plastic packaged everything, metal tins and cans were the standard for durable, lasting, and reusable packaging. Compared to modern disposable packaging, these tins and cans are exceedingly hard wearing and many remain in usable condition after a century of knocking about. Their designs are often representative of a certain period and compared to many other collectibles, tins and cans are relatively inexpensive, making them an ideal vintage binge category.以下是五種不同鐵盒/鐵罐再利用的巧思～ /// Here's 5 clever uses I found for fellow container junkies, from the obvious to the ingenious.